Today VOGUE NIPPON awarded the most active and outstanding women of the year with the “6th VOGUE NIPPON Women of the Year 2010″ award. Ishihara Satomi (actress), Kuroki Meisa (actress/singer), Kusakari Tamiyo (actress), Terajima Shinobu (actress), Kato Miriya (artist), Kimiko Date Krumm (tennis player), Saibara Rieko (mangaka) and TAO (fashion model) all had the honor to receive the unique award designed by architect Nakamura Ryuji.

Ishihara appeared at the event in a cute green minidress and said, “This year was a big turning point for me. I’ve experienced the pain of losing, but also the importance and joy of winning.” [...]

In August actress Hirosue Ryoko (30) surprised everyone with her second marriage with artist Candle JUNE (36) and today she surprised us again with a message on her official website announcing that she is pregnant again. Her agency put the announcement on her site and also revealed that she is already in her 16th week.

Further her agency reassured her fans that everything seems to be progressing smoothly and she has the strong will to return to work as soon as possible after the childbirth. [...]

20.2% – Aibou 9
17.6% – Ryoma den
16.7% – Freeter
15.2% – Iryu 3
14.1% – Ougon no Buta
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Actor Tamaki Hiroshi (30) attended a PR-Event for NEC Casio Mobile Communications to showcase their new lineup of fall/winter mobile phones today.

About his relationship with actress Kato Rosa (25) he said, “We do have a really good relationship, but a friend is just a friend.” [...]

Today Fuji TV has officially announced their Monday drama for the next season and revealed that actress Toda Erika (22) and actor Miura Haruma (20) will play the leading roles.

The title of the drama is “Taisetsu na Koto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta” and it will depict a complicated love story of two young teachers whose relationship is being put on a trial by betrayal and other conflicts. [...]

18.4% – Aibou 9
17.4% – Freeter
15.7% – Ryomaden
15.2% – Ougon no Buta
15.1% – Nasake no Onna
15.0% – Nagareboshi
14.5% – Jyuui Dolittle
14.0% – Strawberry Night (DramaSP)
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Actress Horikita Maki (22) is going to promote the newest novel of best-selling mystery novel author Higashino Keigo called “Hakugin Jack” through a commercial, it was announced today.

Her thoughts: “It was really exciting how the development suddenly started to speed up during during the second half of the story.” [...]

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